Yael Haro was at Drogheda and UCD at the start of the 10s.
So in answer to your question - no.
For as log a there isnt an alternative for flights to put this project 0n planes so be it, flights have to be taken as the are. But thats the least if the issues of concern on it. Player Drain, which wee as have suffered from endlessly. takig kids from a 3rd wordl sitution with a hope to selll the on to clubs. Seems more on the line of exploitation that soccer sport development depending in the rest of how this ssystem will be implimented.
Interesting article on Drogheda getting stung for no compensation fee for James Brown despite continuing to pay him through the off season, due to a new rule change.
https://www.independent.ie/regionals...-41227978.html
Have to agree with Conor Hoey, it is mad that if he had signed for Pats (or any LOI club), they would’ve had to pay a compensation fee but Blackburn don’t
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Seems very naiive of Hoey to expect Blackburn to agree to a sell on clause when they have no obligation to do so potentially gifting tens of thousands of pounds if it goes well, they haven’t been in the PL for some time now and seem to operate on a small budget by Championship standards so not likely to be their style, all a bit of a desperate feel to it.
Yeah I don’t know what he was expecting there, it’s not Blackburn’s fault the rule changed and they’re not a charity. I agree with him in the sense of the rule being a bit unfair that if a LOI club has to pay and foreign clubs (with more money in most cases) don’t.
I see Drogs have also lost Killian Phillips to Crystal Palace now too, but in his case they’ll get a transfer fee and also add ons as he was under contract for 2022 already. 2.5 year deal with palace
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Paaatrick's Agletic
Any business has to be cognisant of legislative or regulatory changes which impact the industry or sector within which it operates. It is absolutely not Blackburn's problem that Drogheda were unaware of these changes and it's decent enough of them to offer a friendly albeit they're not much of a draw these days.
It'll be interesting to see whether, as someone mentioned earlier in the thread, UK clubs filling gaps in their u23s with cheap Irish players becomes a regular occurrence due to Brexit. Signs of it happening already in this window. For the players I think doing a year or two over there on ok money, knowing that they'll still be young enough to come back to LOI if need be, would be fairly low risk for them.
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Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
For a squad that finished just about in mid-table, Drogheda have attracted a fair amount of interest..
The Leinster Senior League needs a strong Bohemians
Yeah, but cross-channel interest? You wouldn't have looked at a newly-promoted side who did well but not spectacularly and said they'd attract that much cross-channel attention. It's rare at UCD too. Best of luck to the guys obviously, though there doesn't seem to be a Liam Scales or a Johnny Kenny there I think?
Just in relation to the supposed new ruling that saw Drogheda screwed,where was the FAI as the governing body in all of this ? Surely they should have their "finger on the pulse" when it comes to UEFA/FIFA making significant changes that sees smaller nation's clubs being short changed.
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